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GuRumi: Anandmurti Gurumaa

Here is a rather ‘serious’ record. Hindi recitations of the great Sufi Jalaludin Rumi by the Indian spiritualist Anandmurti Gurumaa.

The music –such as there is—is pleasant and sparse. Dervish flutes, a hand beaten drum and some electronic keyboards, but the focus is on the poetry and philosophy. I suppose this is a ‘new age’ record for followers of either/both Rumi or Gurumaa.

I find it peaceful. The translations which Gurumaa reads/recites are simple and her voice does have a calming effect. If you’re not into poetry, or spiritual things, don’t waste much time on this. But if you are, then this is a good record to return to from time to time.

Anandmurti Gurumaa also known as Gurumaa born in Amritsar, PunjabIndia, is a modern day spiritual master. She has followers of many faiths including Hinduism, Sikhism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism.

Gurumaa was born on 8 April 1966 at Amritsar in Punjab, India. She was educated in a convent school graduated in arts. In her childhood she used to accompany her mother to spiritual discourses, gatherings, satsangs. She would also have assemblies of sadhus coming to her home. Some of the friendly mahatmas would speak to her.

Anandmurti Gurumaa

Gurumaa is said to have attained enlightenment at the age of 16. She says she didn’t put in years of austerity for enlightenment and she was a normal girl who used to enjoy all games, sports and extra-curricular activities, which she continued after college.

Gurumaa’s discourses started coming daily on Sony Entertainment Television in the morning in 1999 and her popularity started increasing.[5] Her followers started organising meditation camps in Rishikesh twice a year. She established an ashram in the Ganaur area of Sonepat district in Haryana. Since the ashram had a limited residential capacity of around 500 people, she started conducting different meditation camps for people of different regions.